Type: | F1 |
Country: | Brazil |
Grand Prix: | Brazilian Grand Prix |
Official Name: | X Grande Prêmio do Brasil |
Date: | March 29 |
Year: | 1981 |
Race No: | 2 |
Season No: | 15 |
Location: | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 3.126 |
Course Km: | 5.031 |
Scheduled Laps: | 63 |
Scheduled Mi: | 196.945 |
Scheduled Km: | 316.953 |
Distance Laps: | 62 |
Distance Mi: | 193.819 |
Distance Km: | 311.922 |
Weather: | Overcast, Fresh, Rain |
Pole Driver: | Nelson Piquet |
Pole Team: | Brabham-Ford |
Pole Time: | 1:35.079 |
Fast Driver: | Marc Surer |
Fast Team: | Ensign-Ford |
Fast Time: | 1:54.302 |
Fast Lap: | 26 |
First Driver: | Carlos Reutemann |
First Team: | Williams-Ford |
Second Driver: | Alan Jones |
Second Team: | Williams-Ford |
Third Driver: | Riccardo Patrese |
Third Team: | Arrows-Ford |
The 1981 Brazilian Grand Prix was the second race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship and was held on 29 March 1981 at Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Formula One moved to the Jacarepaguá circuit in Rio de Janeiro from the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, after safety concerns with the long Interlagos circuit and the growing slums of São Paulo being at odds with the glamorous image of Formula One.
The Argentine driver Carlos Reutemann won the race in contentious circumstances; he ignored his pit signals to give up the lead to his teammate and team leader Alan Jones. Jones, who finished second, did not show up on the podium afterwards.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap | |
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1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:35.786 | 1:35.079 | — | |
2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:35.390 | 1:36.000 | +0.311 | |
3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:36.337 | 1:36.690 | +1.258 | |
4 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:37.231 | 1:36.667 | +1.588 | |
5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:37.147 | 1:36.670 | +1.591 | |
6 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.682 | 1:37.283 | +2.204 | |
7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:37.975 | 1:37.497 | +2.418 | |
8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:38.985 | 1:37.561 | +2.482 | |
9 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:37.933 | 1:37.597 | +2.518 | |
10 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:38.352 | 1:37.734 | +2.655 | |
11 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:38.225 | 1:37.777 | +2.698 | |
12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:37.981 | 1:39.371 | +2.902 | |
13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:38.861 | 1:38.003 | +2.924 | |
14 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.160 | 1:38.521 | +3.081 | |
15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:40.057 | 1:38.263 | +3.184 | |
16 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:38.273 | 1:38.713 | +3.194 | |
17 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:39.229 | 1:38.565 | +3.486 | |
18 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford | 1:39.296 | 1:38.570 | +3.491 | |
19 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford | 1:38.726 | 1:39.668 | +3.647 | |
20 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 1:39.409 | 1:38.780 | +3.701 | |
21 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 1:40.297 | 1:39.190 | +4.111 | |
22 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:39.326 | 1:39.396 | +4.247 | |
23 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Matra | — | 1:39.398 | +4.319 | |
24 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:41.036 | 1:39.798 | +4.719 | |
25 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS-Ford | 1:40.339 | 1:39.844 | +4.765 | |
26 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier-Matra | 1:40.306 | withdrew | +5.227 | |
27 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | 1:41.954 | 1:40.709 | +5.630 | |
28 | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella-Ford | 1:40.984 | 1:44.482 | +5.905 | |
29 | 18 | Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | 1:44.730 | 1:43.267 | +8.188 | |
30 | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | no time | no time | — | |
Source:[1] |
Colombian driver Ricardo Londoño was denied a superlicense, was not allowed to participate in official practice, and unable to race.
Pos | Driver | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alan Jones | 15 | ||
2 | Carlos Reutemann | 15 | ||
3 | Nelson Piquet | 4 | ||
4 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 | ||
5 | Mario Andretti | 3 | ||
Source:[2] |
Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
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1 | Williams-Ford | 30 | ||
2 | Brabham-Ford | 4 | ||
3 | Arrows-Ford | 4 | ||
4 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | ||
5 | Ensign-Ford | 3 | ||
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